Republican Lies category archive
The Big Lie Liars 0
Arizona Attorney-General admits that the claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election are, to use his term, a “grift.”
Via C&L, which has commentary.
The Privatization Scam 0
Martin A. Davis, Jr., takes issue with Virginia Governor Trumpkin’s maligning the efficacy of Virginia public schools by misrepresenting the meaning of certain national test data. He points out that, despite the Governor’s spin, the numbers show that “Virginia is performing as well as most every other state in the union, and better than a significant number.”
It’s a cynical ploy based on the faulty belief that competition makes everything better.
Education is not a business. It is a public good. And public education in Virginia is doing quite well relative to other states.
Follow the link for more details about the data.
Descent into the Maelstrom 0
Thom and Robert Draper discuss the Republican Party’s embrace of Trumpism.
This is an exceptional listen.
I think a strong argument can be made that the Republican Party is no longer interested in participating in governance in a democratic polity. They no longer tolerate differing opinions.
Rather, the Republican Party seeks dominion.
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
David explains the cycle of chicanery. (Warning: Short commercial at the end, but you don’t have to watch it.)
Shenanigans 0
Right-wing operatives to face criminal charges for phoning it in. A snippet:
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The men, who have a history of staging hoaxes and spreading false smears against prominent Democrats and government officials, are not in custody and no date for their arraignments has been set.
Well, I guess it’s a start, but what about all the others?
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
After hearing about Tucker Carlson’s latest shameless disinformation efforts, via tweet, erroneously warning that the CDC was looking to make COVID vaccines mandatory for elementary kids, (they are NOT) Mangy Fetlocks started thinking that what we REALLY need is a vaccine to ward off the braincell-destroying effects of watching Fox commentators, or a vaccine to inoculate Tucker, Sean, Maria, Laura, Jeanine, Steve, Brian and other Fox talking heads to stop them from spreading the contagion of stupidity and disinformation they shamelessly sneeze out at Fox viewers day after day.
Gas Attack 0
Republicans are hoping to gain seats by riding on gasoline prices, implying that they will somehow “fix” them.
Now comes the Washington Monthly’s David Atkins to explain why that’s a con. He explains why the federal government is not responsible for the price increases and can have little influence over them.
A snippet:
Let’s start with why gas prices are high. The biggest factor is society normalizing after the height of the pandemic. More people are driving. There is usually a summer spike in demand, but after years of postponed vacations, business travel, and road trips to see Grandma, Americans are back in their cars. Higher demand means higher prices. The second most significant factor is Russia’s bloodthirsty invasion of Ukraine, which has led to sanctions and boycotts of Russian energy, as well as Moscow’s apparent sabotage of its own production to punish Europe for supporting Ukraine. (It’s not just the Nord Stream pipeline mysteriously blowing up but lots of questionable “maintenance” slowing the Russian energy flow.) Third, supply chain disruptions and the pressures on international shipping have only added to oil prices.
Afterthought:
And to the extent that some of price increases result from price gouging by oil companies, rather than “market forces,” experience teaches us that Republican sure as shootin’ won’t do anything about that.
Trumpeting the Big Lie 0
Here comes the judge.
Much more at the link.
Airwave Pollution 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Will Bunch follows the money.
Republican Family Values 0
“Republican family values” has never been anything more than a slogan, a misdirection play to distract voters from Republican political, racial, and economic values.
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How Stuff Works, Deficit Deceptions Dept. 0
Thom talks with Dr. Stephanie Kelton about the many myths and falsehoods about how government finances work and how the pearl-clutching about government deficits is a misdirection play.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
Thom explores why persons fall for Republican lies.
Misdirection Play, Thought Police Dept. 0
Clarence Page, in a longer article about attempts to ban books and shove ideas under the rug, sums up the current, exptremely popular misdirection play on the part of the right-wing. He even mentions our own Governor Trumpkin:
Follow the link for context.
Afterthought:
I share Page’s opinion of Huckleberry Finn.
Despite the prolific use of the n-word, as was common in the time that the novel was written, the arc of the story is a powerful indictment of racism; Huck chooses friendship and humanity over bigotry. Those who are distracted by the n-word miss the message of the missive.
Mark Twain understood America, and he understood the stain of its original sin.
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